ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH DYNAMIC ELASTIC LEG FEATURE COMPRISING ELASTICIZED THIGH PANELS

摘要

Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers (20), incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, that have an elastic leg feature that provides dynamic fit around the leg of the wearer. Such absorbent articles comprise a liquid pervious topsheet (24); a liquid impervious backsheet (26); an absorbent core (28) disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an elastic leg feature (32) comprising an elasticized leg cuff (150) and elasticized thigh panels (154). The elasticized leg cuff (150) is positioned in at least the center leg zone of the elastic leg feature (32), and comprises one or more elastic members (152) operatively associated in an elastically contractible condition so that the leg cuff (150) is elastically contractible in generally the longitudinal direction. The elasticized thigh panels (154) comprise a stretch laminate (156) that is mechanically streched so that the elasticized thigh panel (154) is capable of expanding beyond the original planar state of the absorbent article (20) in at least one direction at an angle from the longitudinal direction.